Nu‘uanu Pali Tunnels

Nu‘uanu Pali Tunnels
Nu‘uanu Pali Tunnels traveling on Pali Highway windward bound.
Overview
Route Pali Highway (Hawaii Route 61)
Crosses Nuʻuanu Pali
Start Honolulu
End Windward Oʻahu
Operation
Opened 1959[1] or 1961[2]
Traffic Automobile

The Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels are a set of four highway tunnels (two in each direction) on the Pali Highway (Hawaii Route 61) which pass through the Nuʻuanu Pali. These tunnels serve as one of three trans-Koʻolau routes between Honolulu (leeward Oʻahu) and the communities of windward Oʻahu. Also, the Nuuanu Pali Tunnels serve as a major transportation route from Kaneohe and Kailua over to Honolulu. These tunnels and the Pali Highway were built to provide a safer route through the mountain ridge, replacing a narrow, winding, and dangerous road over the mountain.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Allen, R.C. (2004). Creating Hawai'i Tourism: A Memoir. Bess Press. p. xiii. ISBN 978-1-57306-206-0.
  2. ↑ Helen G. Chapin, The Pali Tunnel, Hawaiian Historical Society
  3. ↑ Simek, Kelly; Pili, Kamaka (April 30, 2018). "Aloha Authentic: The Meaning of Pali Highway". KHON News. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

Coordinates: 21°21′59″N 157°47′37″W / 21.3663°N 157.7935°W / 21.3663; -157.7935

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